Iced Lemon Cup Cakes, Iced Lemon
The processing score reflects 52 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
44 listed · 12 flagged for reviewSUGAR, WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), TALLOW, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, EGG, SOYBEAN OIL, CORNSTARCH, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEY, EGG WHITE, NONFAT DRY MILK, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, SALT, INULIN, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CALCIUM SULFATE, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, POLYSORBATE 60, GLYCERIN, AGAR, CELLULOSE GUM, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, ENZYMES, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, YELLOW 5 LAKE, SOY LECITHIN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, FUMARIC ACID, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, YELLOW 6 LAKE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Iced Lemon Cup Cakes, Iced Lemon scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Tallow): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Glycerin, +1 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Iced Lemon Cup Cakes, Iced Lemon's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Agar, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Medium Chain Triglycerides.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Soy Protein Isolate, Sodium Caseinate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Caseinate, and 1 more.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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